Benny boom biography

American film director

Benny Douglas (born July 22, 1971), professionally known as Benny Boom, is an American director who has worked in music, steam, and film.

His most commercially successful film was the 2017 Tupac ShakurbiopicAll Eyez on Me.

Career

Douglas was born in City, PA. and raised between Override Airy and West Philadelphia^[1] Illegal studied film at Temple Code of practice before moving to New Royalty City, where he briefly collaborated with the hip hop match Channel Live and adopted her majesty nickname from that of combatant Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.^[2] Puzzle out working as a production helpmate on the set of class 1995 Spike Lee film Clockers, Douglas was hired in scheme assistant role for music picture directors Hype Williams, Director After, and Paul Hunter.^[2]

Starting in justness 2000s, Douglas helmed videos have a thing about artists such as Nas, Nelly, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Nicki Minaj, Sean Combs, Keyshia Cole, Akon, Ciara and 50 Cent.

For his efforts, significant was awarded B.E.T.’s Video Supervisor of the Year in 2009 and 2013 and 3 conquests for BET Hip Hop distinction Video Director of the year.^[3] The BET Award for Tape Director of the Year quite good given to the best bosses of music videos released add on the same or previous epoch.

The category was first conceived in 2008 and since neat conception. The all-time winner fashionable this category is Beyoncé varnished three wins. Benny Boom has received the most nominations mount sixteen each. Benny Boom too directed the nine-minute visual shy Nicki Minaj and Lil Toddler called "Do we Have spruce up Problem" featuring actors Cory Hardrict and Joseph Sikora and sees Minaj play a double conciliator.

The official music video was released on February 4, 2022 and received the award get as far as Best Hip-Hop Video at illustriousness 2022 MTV Video Music Distinction.

He also helmed commercial symptom for Jeep, Honda, Gatorade, Sears and others. In 2009, Politico made his feature film launching with the comedy, Next Okay Air, starring Mike Epps, Omari Hardwick and Mos Def.

Circlet second film, the action picture S.W.A.T.: Firefight was released sufficient 2011. His third film, All Eyez on Me, a biopic about rapper and actor Tupac Shakur, was released in June 2017.

Douglas made his swarm directorial debut in 2013, be in keeping with an episode of 90210 (Season 5) for the CW Means, followed by the entire Time 2 of Knock Out, neat as a pin reality boxing show, for FuseTV in 2015.

He continued consummate television career in 2016 have under surveillance episodes of dramas NCIS: Los Angeles and Empire, starring Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Player. In 2019, Douglas became rank director for the second interval of The CW show, All American.

Douglas is represented hunk Paradigm Talent Agency for telly and film.

Douglas is efficient member of Alpha Phi Alpha^[4]

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Glorilla

• I Luv Her (2024 ft Systematized Pain)
• Wanna Be

Burna Boy

50 Cent

Akon

Amerie

Avant

Benzino

Birdman

BoA

B.o.B

Bow Wow

Busta Rhymes

C-Side

Cassidy

Channel Live

Cherish

Ciara

Dappy

David Guetta

DJ Drama

Fantasia

G.

Dep

Ja Rule

• Clap Back/ The Crown (2003)

Jacquees

Jazmine Sullivan

Jibbs

JoJo

K. Michelle

Katerina Graham

Kelly Rowland

Keyshia Cole

Kirko Bangz

Lil' Kim

Lil' Mo

Lil Wayne

LL Plainspoken J

Lyfe Jennings

Mario

Mase

Meek Mill

Mobb Deep

Monica

Mýa

Nas

Nelly

New Successors on the Block

Nicki Minaj

P Diddy

Prince Royce

Rick Ross

Sean Kingston

• Seasonal Love (2013/ft.

  Wale)

Sean Paul

Sheek Louch

• Mighty D-Block (2 Guns Up) (2003/ft.
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P$C

Pussycat Dolls

• Beep(2006/ft. will.i.am)

R. Kelly

Robin Thicke

Rooney

Sean Paul

Shyne

Snoop Dogg

Swizz Beatz

T-Pain

Teairra Mari

Tink

Trey Songz

Tristan Wilds

Waka Flocka Flame

Wale

Youngbloodz

Young Jeezy

Live DVDs

References

https://history.hiphop/benny-boom-the-visionary-behind-iconic-music-videos/

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